Duane Harnish
"Being a good steward of what God gave us."
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Duane's actions
Land, Water, and Air
E-Waste Day
Donate or volunteer on Emerson E-Waste Day
Land, Water, and Air
Lady Bird Lake and Land Cleanup - 4/25/25
Join The Trail Conservancy and The Rowing Dock in the Earth Day Jubilee by volunteering to cleanup the land and water of Lady Bird Lake
Community and Connection
Adopt-A-Street Hester's Crossing - April 15th
We have adopted Hester’s Crossing between I-35 and CR-172. With adopting this road, we will be cleaning it up once every 2 months. We will meet out front of the East Building Lobby at 8:30 and split into groups.
Community and Connection
Join your local Green Team or participate in an Earth Month activity organized by them
Get involved! Join your local Green Team to connect and work on local sustainability initiatives. Or, participate in one of the many Earth Month activities they've organized.
Land, Water, and Air
Begin a meeting with a “Sustainability Moment”
Kick off your meetings with a "Sustainability Moment" to keep environmental awareness top of mind. Even better, develop new "Sustainability Moments" tailored to your specific location and work, making the connection between sustainability and your daily activities even stronger!
Land, Water, and Air
Learn about our new Sustainability Pathways initiative
Learn about our new Sustainability Pathways initiative and implement 1 action under each of the pillars from the most appropriate persona.
Sustainable Innovation
Take the Green Pill Trainings on Emerson Learn
Learn about sustainability by taking two Green Pill modules on Emerson Learn. Choose the topics that appeal to you most!
Land, Water, and Air
Cleanup at Yett Creek Neighborhood Park
Come join the Emerson Austin Green team as we partner with Keep Austin Beautiful and the TreeFolks Young Professional group to clean up Yett Creek. Meet us at 9:00am, Saturday April 12th at Yett Creek Park in Austin. Sign up and see more details here: https://keepaustinbeautiful.givepulse.com/event/578405-Yett%2BCreek%2BNeighborhood%2BPark-Keep%2BAustin%2BBeautiful%2BDay?pkey=934ac13daba79401fce35572b7bbb19a
Community and Connection
Become a Sustainability Aficionado or Invite a Colleague!
Become a Sustainability Aficionado or invite one of your colleagues to join if you're already tuned into the program.
Land, Water, and Air
Twilight Tuesday at the Wildflower Center - April 8th
Tues., Apr. 8th, 5 - 8 pm: Join other members of the Green Team at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center (4801 La Crosse Ave) to enjoy time outside. Wildflowers will be in bloom and you may be able to spot the Wildflower Center's resident Great Horned Owl! Family and friends welcome, admission required - reserve a spot in advance at https://lbjwc.ticketapp.org/portal/product/43?
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Duane Harnish 4/14/2025 8:52 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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I love being able to milk our goats (Nigerian Dwarf & mini-Nubians) by hand every day and get fresh goat milk produced by eating them Coastal Burmuda hay on our pasture (instead of relying on costly & inefficient industrial food production). -
Duane Harnish 4/04/2025 6:21 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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Getting more raised beds in our garden prepped for planting today, using old pine shavings (from our goat pens & chicken coops) from the compost pile to amend the soil for optimal soil conditions. -
Duane Harnish 4/03/2025 5:13 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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Picked up a bunch of strawberry starters for my wife to plant on our back patio... sustainable living at it's best (and sweetest!-
Manases Istvan 4/03/2025 5:31 AM- Adventurer 🏔
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Duane Harnish 4/02/2025 9:13 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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I'm happy to have a 7kW solar system at my house, reducing the amount of electric I need to pull off the grid. -
Duane Harnish 4/01/2025 6:27 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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Getting my vehicle serviced today (routine maintenance). It's 16 years old, has 287K miles on it, and has some "bumps and bruises"... but it avoids buying a new car & putting this one in the landfill.-
Duane Harnish 4/01/2025 10:45 AM- Pet Parent 🐾
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Bonnie Johnson 4/01/2025 10:42 AM- TEAM CAPTAIN
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William Vaughan 4/01/2025 7:06 AM- Exercise Lover 🤸
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Cameron Maddox 4/01/2025 6:28 AM